by Paul Wheeler | Jan 9, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Demanding photo ID at polling stations discriminates against the poor and the young, argues Paul Wheeler While the nation gently snoozed off its post-Christmas excess the government thought that Boxing Day was the best time to announce major changes to the voting...
by Richard Angell | Jan 6, 2017 | The Last Word
Theresa May had a pretty bad start to the year with resignation of Sir Ivan Rogers as the United Kingdom’s ambassador to the European Union. It was unfortunate for her that his email to all staff was leaked to the media. His warning about ‘muddled...
by Mark Lewis | Jan 6, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Tackling barriers to integration must be a priority for this government, writes Mark Lewis In my article ‘Integration is essential post-Brexit’ I argued that in the past few months we have seen community cohesion deteriorate and I believed that the government...
by Ibrahim Dogus | Jan 5, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Labour must defend small and medium-sized businesses from hikes in business rates, argues Ibrahim Dogus Small businesses in London are to be further burdened with a new hike in business rates. This is going to be a massive blow to the capital’s small businesses,...
by Mathew Lawrence | Jan 5, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Progressives must be the architects of a better future, writes Mathew Lawrence Given the year just gone, to say the centre-left is in crisis is a truism bordering on a banality. What is now required from progressives is less handwringing and premature autopsies on...
by Mark Cooper | Jan 4, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
Providing equal access to Britain’s rail network is about more than just toilet facilities, argues Mark Cooper The widely reported experience of Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike, who had to urinate herself after not having an accessible toilet on a train, is for...
by Richard Angell | Jan 1, 2017 | Section: Web exclusive
My New Year’s resolution is to stop the hard-left lowering the threshold to stand for Labour leader from 15 to five per cent 2016 was obviously a total disaster for those who want to see a Labour government in the not too distant future. Disappointing...
by Progress | Dec 31, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive
Welcome to the review of our year on Progress Most progressives are glad to see the back of 2016. It has been a disastrous year in so many ways. Everyone will have their personal lows – the poor deal that David Cameron present to the public making Brexit more likely,...
by Richard Angell | Dec 22, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive, The Last Word
Jamie Reed leaving parliament I am personally extremely sad that Jamie Reed – and former author of this column – is leaving parliament in the near year but understand that he must put his family first. His new role people he might be able to get more done for the...
by Rishi Shori | Dec 21, 2016 | Section: Web exclusive
The social care precept is not the long term solution to bridging funding gaps in social care, writes leader of Bury council Rishi Shori The current system of funding for social care in England is broken. There is nothing particularly surprising in that statement. A...
